Justin Giarrusso, a composer, recently wrote a choral piece about the five boroughs of New York City titled “Five Boroughs, One City.” Â For the Queens section of the piece, he used a poem I wrote on Citizen of the Month in 2008 as his inspiration.
Yay, Queens!
Flushing Poem
“Last stop! Last stop!â€
Flushing, what a name!
Tiny women talking
Mandarin in the rain
Alone, I walk by
A mural, Chinese art
A cafe, a hooker
A rusty shopping cart
The downpour, the rushing
The garbage in the street
The yearning, the craving
The summer New York heat.
That’s beautiful! How lovely, Neil!
Well that’s exciting, to be chosen that way! I liked it – the “tiny women talking” part is looping in my head. #Catchy Well done Neil!
This is so neat! Well done!